Death toll expected to rise in Quebec senior home fire

Firefighters work at the scene of a senior's residence fire on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec. (Jacques Boissinot/AP Photo/The Canadian Press)

A fire at a seniors’ home in a small Quebec town left five elderly residents dead, and about 30 were still missing on Friday.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper warned that the death toll from the fire in L’Isle-Verte’s Residence du Havre is expected to increase. Many of the 30 missing seniors were dependent upon walkers and wheelchairs, raising concerns that they did not survive the fire.